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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
With the designation of a multi-million-dollar estate gift that includes support for Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jim Berchtold and his late wife, Amy King Dundon-Berchtold, established one of the school’s most significant planned legacy gifts. A significant portion of the gift will establish the Howard A. Liebman, MD,... Read More »
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Monday, February 26, 2024
Mika Taylor has been named Keck Medicine of USC’s chief of financial planning and analysis (CFPA), effective Feb. 26. The news was shared by Chief Financial Officer Chris Allen on Feb. 22. Taylor will report directly to Allen and oversee budgeting, data management and reporting, as well as financial analytics... Read More »
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
The American Physical Therapy Association has recognized Kornelia Kulig, PhD, MS, with a 2024 Career in Excellence in Biomechanics Research Award, which is annually bestowed on a biomechanics expert who has made an important scholarly contribution and impact on the physical therapy profession. Kulig has a long career as an... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
“The Cutting Edge: The USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course” has reached such a high level of demand that it has expanded to the USC Health Sciences Campus Conference Center to allow for more surgery stations, participants and preceptors than ever before. The expansion also makes room for more... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo, PhD, who earned international acclaim for identifying the cause of morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum, is one of Time magazine’s 2024 “Women of the Year.” She was named along with notable women including, but not limited to, Greta Gerwig, Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin, Chanel CEO Leena Nair... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Paul M. Thompson, PhD, associate director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute and co-founder of the ENIGMA Consortium, has partnered with ENIGMA collaborator Roberto Goya-Maldonado, PD, of the University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany, to improve a new depression treatment. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
On Jan. 1, Sukgu Han, MD, began his new role as chief of the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program at Keck Medicine of USC. The news was announced by Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, executive director of the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Han took over for Fred A. Weaver,... Read More »
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Monday, February 12, 2024
The first annual AI West Med Symposium, established by physicians and scientists from USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, as well as from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discussed how artificial intelligence is changing numerous health care specialties, improving diagnostic accuracy and innovating treatments. The event,... Read More »
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Friday, February 9, 2024
On Feb. 8, USC President Carol Folt announced that Leonard D. Schaeffer, one of the most accomplished health care leaders in the country, and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service at the USC Capital Campus... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has earned the distinguished Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its nurse residency program. The recognition was announced in January. The accreditation — based on a high rate of success in transitioning newly graduated registered nurses into clinical... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
A years-long study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC — partially funded by the National Institutes of Health — has found evidence that dietary patterns relate to levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka forever chemicals) in the body over time. PFAS are known to be harmful... Read More »